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Within the St. Floris region, the most abundant large mammals seem to be kob Kobus kob, hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus and grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, with other fairly abundant ungulates including waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus, oribi Ourebia ourebi, topi Damaliscus lunatus, reedbuck Redunca redunca, roan antelope Hippotragus equines and giant eland Taurotragus derbianus; also buffalo Syncerus caffer, warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus and hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius.
Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic 2009
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Sadly, two others are now extinct: the blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus), hunted to extinction by 1800, and the famous quagga (Equus burchelii quagga), hunted to extinction the 1850s.
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While only poor-quality browsing is available, this ecoregion hosts a rich assortment of large mammals, some bulk feeders like the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), some specialized feeders such as the sable antelope (Hippotragus niger), and some, such as the tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus), that utilize the wetlands scattered throughout this ecoregion.
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Of special interest and concern is the giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), a subspecies endemic to the ecoregion which is critically endangered due to poaching.
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Angolan giant sable antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), Angola (Photograph by Brian Huntley)
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Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, addax Addax nasomaculatus (E) and scimitar oryx Oryx dammah (E) have disappeared from the region, the latter very recently.
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The vast herds of large mammals, such as eland (Taurotragus oryx) and sable (Hippotragus niger), that once roamed the foothills of this ecoregion are long gone.
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Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros, sable antelope Hippotragus niger, (1,600) with eland, impala, nyasa wildebeest and hartebeest are typical of the miombo woodland.
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Angolan giant sable antelope ( '' Hippotragus niger variani ''), Angola (Photograph by Brian Huntley)
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On the grasslands are eland, lesser kudu Tragelaphus imberbis, roan antelope Hippotragus equines, oribi Oreibia oreibi, Grant's gazelle Gazella granti, hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus, steenbock Raphicerus campestris, topi and oryx Oryx gazella, also buffalo Syncerus caffer.
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